[Gllug] Redhat / Debian / X reversion

[Doug Winter]

On Sat 07 Jun James de Lurker wrote:
> Being forced to deal with everything initially, only to turn most of it
> off later is a complete no-no. If you use signature change detection stuff
> ( like tripwire ) it is a real bastard to continually rebuild policies as
> you add new applications. Better to set it up to cover everything that
> you intend to use over the life of that particular installed box, and have
> done with it. Even if the default configurations are not installed and
> working. The signature changes reported are an invaluable guide to what
> is happening at a file level when attempts at configuration and upgrades
> are made later.

You don't have to do this - For production systems I choose the minimum
in tasksel (where you select whether it's a dev box, or whether you want
desktop), and then skip dselect completely.  

Then I just apt-get stuff as I need it - it makes for a much smaller
install, which is much better for production.

For desktop systems I install virtually everything, but that's just
because I'm lazy :)

doug.

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As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action
arise, human science is at a loss. -- Noam Chomsky

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